Official National Merit Semifinalist Qualifying Score Thread for the Class of 2013

Paying for College National Merit Aid
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<p>Louisiana:<a href=“http://www.shreveporttimes.com/assets/pdf/D9194538912.PDF[/url]”>http://www.shreveporttimes.com/assets/pdf/D9194538912.PDF&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Montgomery County, MD: [Semifinalists</a> Named in the 2013 National Merit® Scholarship Program - Connected Communities Newswire](<a href=“Payday Loans Online | Paycheck Loans and Quick Cash Advances”>Payday Loans Online | Paycheck Loans and Quick Cash Advances)</p>

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<p>FL student here - my principal just announced my school’s semifinalists this morning - looks like I just made the cutoff with a 212! :D</p>

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<p>Does anyone know if the school gets a paper letter, or if they download the letters somehow? Because my D managed to lose her letter (I know, I know…) between getting it from the guidance counselor last week and bringing it home. Sigh. She is going back to ask the counselor for another copy, but I am not sure if this is a paper or electronic document… I know she can probably call the NMSC if it was a paper copy that the school only got one of, but wondered if anyone out here knows how it works.</p>

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<p>Glad you made it, MandieJ! :)</p>

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<p>Thanks for the pep talk, saismom!
And yes, her SAT and ACT scores are fine.
Best of luck to your daughter when she takes it next year :)</p>

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<p>Jaco - My daughter qualified as a Sophomore on the 2011 test. She is a Junior now and we have our fingers crossed</p>

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<p>A few random links:</p>

<p>Ann Arbor, MI
[Semifinalists</a> announced in 2013 National Merit Scholarship Competition](<a href=“Semifinalists announced in 2013 National Merit Scholarship Competition”>Semifinalists announced in 2013 National Merit Scholarship Competition)</p>

<p>Dane County (Madison), WI
[78</a> high school seniors in Dane County named National Merit Semifinalists](<a href=“http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/local_schools/high-school-seniors-in-dane-county-named-national-merit-semifinalists/article_994e97e4-fc6b-11e1-9341-001a4bcf887a.html]78”>82 high school seniors in Dane County named National Merit Semifinalists)</p>

<p>Williamson County, TN
<a href=“http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120912/WILLIAMSON01/120912003/Williamson-County-students-named-National-Merit-semifinalists[/url]”>http://www.tennessean.com/article/20120912/WILLIAMSON01/120912003/Williamson-County-students-named-National-Merit-semifinalists&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>St. Cloud, MN
<a href=“http://www.sctimes.com/article/20120911/NEWS01/309110045/8-students-named-National-Merit-semifinalists?odyssey=nav|head[/url]”>http://www.sctimes.com/article/20120911/NEWS01/309110045/8-students-named-National-Merit-semifinalists?odyssey=nav|head&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Edina, MN
[12</a> Edina Seniors Among National Merit Semifinalists - Edina, MN Patch](<a href=“http://edina.patch.com/articles/12-edina-seniors-among-national-merit-semifinalists]12”>12 Edina Seniors Among National Merit Semifinalists | Edina, MN Patch)</p>

<p>Eagan, MN
<a href=“http://eagan.patch.com/articles/eagan-students-named-national-merit-scholarship-semifinalists[/url]”>11 Students at Eagan Schools Named National Merit Scholarship Semifinalists | Eagan, MN Patch;

<p>Cincinatti, OH Region
[Walnut</a> Hills tops in Merit semifinalists | Cincinnati.com | cincinnati.com](<a href=“Cincinnati News, Sports and Things to Do | Cincinnati Enquirer”>Cincinnati News, Sports and Things to Do | Cincinnati Enquirer)</p>

<p>Iowa City, IA
<a href=“http://www.press-citizen.com/article/20120912/NEWS01/309120021/37-area-students-merit-semifinalists[/url]”>http://www.press-citizen.com/article/20120912/NEWS01/309120021/37-area-students-merit-semifinalists&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Lubbock, TX
[11</a> LISD students named National Merit semifinalists - KCBD NewsChannel 11 Lubbock](<a href=“http://www.kcbd.com/story/19516487/11-lisd-students-named-national-merit-semifinalists]11”>11 LISD students named National Merit semifinalists)</p>

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<p>It’s my understanding that the school gets their own login and uses it to download and print the student letters. I would think they would be able to print another copy. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Some portion of Texas, Dallas and surrounds: [National</a> Merit Scholarship semifinalists announced for 2012-13 school year | Dallas-Fort Worth Education News - News for Dallas, Texas - The Dallas Morning News](<a href=“http://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/headlines/20120912-national-merit-scholarship-semifinalists-announced-for-2012-13-school-year.ece]National”>http://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/headlines/20120912-national-merit-scholarship-semifinalists-announced-for-2012-13-school-year.ece)</p>

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<p>I suggest we start a list of lists, with links to major sets of qualifiers. Preference to be given to whole-state lists but, in the absence of such a list, major metro listings can be used.</p>

<p>(To allow each list to be subsequently copied it will be necessary to edit out the page headers that are pulled in with URL references and simply use the raw URL addresses as link text.)</p>

<p>FL - state
<a href=“http://media.bradenton.com/smedia/2012/09/10/10/26/12Oqye.So.69.pdf[/url]”>http://media.bradenton.com/smedia/2012/09/10/10/26/12Oqye.So.69.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>LA - state
<a href=“http://www.shreveporttimes.com/assets/pdf/D9194538912.PDF[/url]”>http://www.shreveporttimes.com/assets/pdf/D9194538912.PDF&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>MD
Montgomery County
<a href=“Payday Loans Online | Paycheck Loans and Quick Cash Advances”>Payday Loans Online | Paycheck Loans and Quick Cash Advances;

<p>NY - state
<a href=“http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/news/2012/09/12/78-national-merit-scholars-named-in.html?appSession=274101221815591[/url]”>http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/news/2012/09/12/78-national-merit-scholars-named-in.html?appSession=274101221815591&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>OH
Cincinatti area
<a href=“Cincinnati News, Sports and Things to Do | Cincinnati Enquirer”>Cincinnati News, Sports and Things to Do | Cincinnati Enquirer;

<p>TX
Dallas area
<a href=“http://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/headlines/20120912-national-merit-scholarship-semifinalists-announced-for-2012-13-school-year.ece[/url]”>http://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/headlines/20120912-national-merit-scholarship-semifinalists-announced-for-2012-13-school-year.ece&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>WI
Madison area
<a href=“http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/local_schools/high-school-seniors-in-dane-county-named-national-merit-semifinalists/article_994e97e4-fc6b-11e1-9341-001a4bcf887a.html[/url]”>http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/local_schools/high-school-seniors-in-dane-county-named-national-merit-semifinalists/article_994e97e4-fc6b-11e1-9341-001a4bcf887a.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>219 worked for NY</p>

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<p>Just called NMSC and was told cutoff for SC was 208.</p>

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<p>Reader95, what phone number did you call at NMSC? Having trouble getting to a live person there.</p>

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<p>Topaz,</p>

<p>I called 847-866-5100. I did get put on hold briefly and was transferred to a second person.</p>

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<p>Fort Bend ISD SW suburb of Houston:</p>

<p>[Forty-eight</a> FBISD 2013 National Merit Semifinalists Named](<a href=“fortbendisdnews - Source For Reliable News”>fortbendisdnews - Source For Reliable News)</p>

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<p>Thanks, Reader95. I just called and confirmed Oregon cutoff is 213.</p>

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<p>Fairfax County Public Schools released the NMSF list for 2013 – </p>

<p>[FCPS</a> - News Releases](<a href=“http://commweb.fcps.edu/newsreleases/newsrelease.cfm?newsid=2060]FCPS”>http://commweb.fcps.edu/newsreleases/newsrelease.cfm?newsid=2060)</p>

<p>146 of the 229 SF kids are from TJHSST (my kiddo’s school - she is on the list).</p>

<p>Congrats kids!</p>

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<p>Principal just called DH and GC called me about DS qualifying for NMSF. Neither one was very happy that we already knew. Thank goodness we told DS, because school still hasn’t told him! lol</p>

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<p>

“You see, there’s this thing called the internet…”</p>

<p>AL
Montgomery
<a href=“http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20120912/NEWS/309120048/Montgomery-students-named-National-Merit-Scholarship-semifinalists?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Frontpage[/url]”>http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20120912/NEWS/309120048/Montgomery-students-named-National-Merit-Scholarship-semifinalists?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|Frontpage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>CA
Palm Beach County
<a href=“http://blogs.palmbeachpost.com/extracredit/2012/09/12/17-pbc-schools-have-national-merit-scholarship-semifinalists/[/url]”>USA TODAY - Breaking News and Latest News Today;

<p>Orange County
<a href=“254 O.C. students named National Merit semifinalists – Orange County Register”>254 O.C. students named National Merit semifinalists – Orange County Register;

<p>FL - state
<a href=“http://media.bradenton.com/smedia/2012/09/10/10/26/12Oqye.So.69.pdf[/url]”>http://media.bradenton.com/smedia/2012/09/10/10/26/12Oqye.So.69.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>LA - state
<a href=“http://www.shreveporttimes.com/assets/pdf/D9194538912.PDF[/url]”>http://www.shreveporttimes.com/assets/pdf/D9194538912.PDF&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>KS
Lawrence
<a href=“http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2012/sep/12/national-merit-scholarship-semifinalists-named/[/url]”>http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2012/sep/12/national-merit-scholarship-semifinalists-named/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>Wichita area
<a href=“http://www.kansas.com/2012/09/12/2486194/national-merit-scholarship-semifinalists.html[/url]”>http://www.kansas.com/2012/09/12/2486194/national-merit-scholarship-semifinalists.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>MD
Montgomery County
[Semifinalists</a> Named in the 2013 National Merit® Scholarship Program - Connected Communities Newswire](<a href=“Payday Loans Online | Paycheck Loans and Quick Cash Advances”>Payday Loans Online | Paycheck Loans and Quick Cash Advances)</p>

<p>NY - state
[78</a> National Merit Scholars named in WNY and Rochester Area - Buffalo - Business First](<a href=“http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/news/2012/09/12/78-national-merit-scholars-named-in.html?appSession=274101221815591]78”>http://www.bizjournals.com/buffalo/news/2012/09/12/78-national-merit-scholars-named-in.html?appSession=274101221815591)</p>

<p>OH
Cincinatti area
[Walnut</a> Hills tops in Merit semifinalists | Cincinnati.com | cincinnati.com](<a href=“Cincinnati News, Sports and Things to Do | Cincinnati Enquirer”>Cincinnati News, Sports and Things to Do | Cincinnati Enquirer)</p>

<p>Cleveland area
<a href=“http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2012/09/national_merit_semifinalists_n.html[/url]”>National Merit semifinalists named - cleveland.com;

<p>OK
Oklahoma City
<a href=“http://okcfriday.com/our-students-dominate-the-national-merit-scholar-rolls-p7252-92.htm[/url]”>http://okcfriday.com/our-students-dominate-the-national-merit-scholar-rolls-p7252-92.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>TN
Chattanooga
<a href=“http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/sep/12/chattanooga-seniors-in-region-named-national-merit/[/url]”>http://www.timesfreepress.com/news/2012/sep/12/chattanooga-seniors-in-region-named-national-merit/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>TX
Dallas area
[National</a> Merit Scholarship semifinalists announced for 2012-13 school year | Dallas-Fort Worth Education News - News for Dallas, Texas - The Dallas Morning News](<a href=“http://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/headlines/20120912-national-merit-scholarship-semifinalists-announced-for-2012-13-school-year.ece]National”>http://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/headlines/20120912-national-merit-scholarship-semifinalists-announced-for-2012-13-school-year.ece)</p>

<p>Fort Bend (Houston area)
[Forty-eight</a> FBISD 2013 National Merit Semifinalists Named](<a href=“fortbendisdnews - Source For Reliable News”>fortbendisdnews - Source For Reliable News)</p>

<p>VA
Fairfax County
[FCPS</a> - News Releases](<a href=“http://commweb.fcps.edu/newsreleases/newsrelease.cfm?newsid=2060]FCPS”>http://commweb.fcps.edu/newsreleases/newsrelease.cfm?newsid=2060)</p>

<p>WI
Madison area
[78</a> high school seniors in Dane County named National Merit Semifinalists](<a href=“http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/local_schools/high-school-seniors-in-dane-county-named-national-merit-semifinalists/article_994e97e4-fc6b-11e1-9341-001a4bcf887a.html]78”>82 high school seniors in Dane County named National Merit Semifinalists)</p>